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Camera says take lens cover off and turn back on. But the lens cover in off error won't clear camera useless

Lens error my camera keeps saying lens error and then shuts off
My Kodak M753 digital camera is telling me "lens error: 1,1,5,1,0,0", how can I fix this? - I have no proof of when I bought it, so a refund is out of the question.
my camera was covered by luggage and now when i turn it on, it says lens error
I dropped my digital camera just recently back in October and all of a sudden when I turn the camera off the lens is still out when it's suppose to be in... I really don't know how that hap

This is probably THE most common failure among digital cameras. There's a halfway chance of fixing it yourself, described here: http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html ...
Fuji FinePix A345 Digital Camera

Lens error When I turn the camera on it says "Lens error, restart camera," and turns itself off. When I turn it back on, the same problem occurs. The lens covers aren't completely closed, and the entire lens seems to be sticking out a little bit, like it didn't retract all the way. Please help! Thanks.
Turn on the camera, camera shows a canon logo, then before turns off it said lens error, restart camera

Lens error my camera keeps saying lens error and then shuts off
My Kodak M753 digital camera is telling me "lens error: 1,1,5,1,0,0", how can I fix this? - I have no proof of when I bought it, so a refund is out of the question.
my camera was covered by luggage and now when i turn it on, it says lens error

Lens error when i go to turn on my camera it says "lens error" on the screen and wont turn on
Lens is 'stuck' open. I get a 'lens error' and a grinding sound...then the camera turns itself off

Lens error When I turn the camera on it says "Lens error, restart camera," and turns itself off. When I turn it back on, the same problem occurs. The lens covers aren't completely closed, and the entire lens seems to be sticking out a little bit, like it didn't retract all the way. Please help! Thanks.

Neither the fujifilm 256MB xd card nor th enew Olympus 2GB xd card will work in the A340. I've put the card in and went to Format it in the camera as per teh menu. It acts like it does but when you take a picture it says "write error" When you turn it on again it still says "card not initialized." I've tried formating them with the camera on (lens cover open) and using the menu and with the camera off (lens cover closed powered on using the button on the back) and using the menu from that screen

Nikon coolpix l3 lens error
Can you help me to troubleshoot this problem. Thank you
when i turn on my camera, it says lens error. the lens cover is stuck inside and won't come out when i turn off the camera. it won't let me do anything. help me please?

LENS ERROR When I turn the camera on I can hear the lens tring to come out, but it wont come out at all, then it says Lens Error and then the camera turns off. Helllp

This is probably THE single most common failure among digital cameras. There's a halfway chance of fixing it yourself, described here: http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html ...
GE A730 Digital Camera

My nephew threw the camera after turning it on and the lens didnt go in when it got turned off now when i try to turn it on it says lens error and wont work what do i do?

Lens Error! I dropped my camera on the floor, and now the lens wont open fully or
close. The LCD says "lens error,restart camera." But even when I turn
the camera off, it still happens. Its a Canon Power Shot A550. I need
to find out how to fix my camera without breaking it some more.

Same problem. The lens is stuck in the zoom position. When the camera is turned on, the lens moves a just afraction like it want to fully open or close, then the camera beeps and prompts with the "Lens Error" Restart Camera. Solutions? ...
Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

Just purchased an powershot SX1 IS. I took one photo, zoomed in on it to see how clear the zoom was once taken a photo. THen it switched itself of with the lens still out. Now when turning it on it has a black screen and say lens error...restart camera. I have tried holding func. when turning on the camera and the time comes up on the screen. But as soon as I let go of func I get the error msg.

Hello if you just purchased this unit Then i advise you to take it back, this sounds like a system control issue or main board problem. Holding the function key while turning is factory reset, if this is not working right them the camera has a bad sy ...
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Camera

My camera was dropped in the sand yesterday, and now when i turn it on it says lens error. I removed as much of the sand as i could reach, and blew out a good portion of it, but it still wont turn on without saying lens error. what should i do?

Lens Retraction I've had my PowerShot for seven months and yesterday, after taking a picture, my friend turned the camera off and the lens structure did not retract nor did the cover go over the lens.
When I turn it on now, it says "Lens error. Restart camera." but it won't seem to fix itself. What should I do?

Since your camera should be still under warranty, best thing will be to conntact to the appropriate factory service center for correction of the problem.\015\012\015\012Good luck! ...
Canon PowerShot SD600 Digital Camera

Lens error i dropped it now the lens wont work and the camera says lens error everytime i turn on the camera

You can send this to manufacture and they will repair it for $50.Unless you get lucky enough to find parts on ebay, let me know. ...
Nikon COOLPIX L20 Digital Camera

Camera wont turn on. Says lens error and restar camera

If the camera has recently been dropped you may have lens damage that will require professional repair. If it has not been dropped, your problem is likely due to weak/worn out batteries or corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera\015\012w ...
Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

Lens error when i go to turn on my camera it says "lens error" on the screen and wont turn on

Same thing happened to mine. I sent it back to Canon for warranty service (I just bought it in June) but they wanted $104 to refurbish the exterior of the camera because it was "scuffed and scratched." They contended that if the exterior is not in fa ...
Casio Exilim EX-Z57 Digital Camera

Hello my name is ashley, i have a question about my nikon coolpix s3000 camera. i accidently dropped it and now the camera lens got messed up everything else is working fine but is just the lens that is not working. The lens stays out when i turn it off and it wont go in again. and when i want to take a picture it says lens error or sometimes it does take the picture but is all blurry. and i want to know if this is fixable.

Oh you silly boy,,,,,we have all done that in our time,,,what you have done is knock the lens gearing out of wack,,,well its busted for good,, as it may well be,,, but if you genteelly push on the lens when you turn off the carera it may help it to " ...
Nikon Coolpix S3000 Digital Camera

Hello,
I have a Canon powershot SX100 IS, and everytime i turn it on it beeps and says on the screen "lens error, restart camera".
I have tried tapping it, shaking it a bit. turning on and off. Put in new batteries, taking memory card in and out. Turning it on at different angles. Connecting to the computer. But nothing is working, it wont even let me look at the photos when i press the play button, and that doesnt even require opening the lens!
please help!
thankyou.

Lens error hi my camera stopped working the other day...it turns on but the lens wont come out and it says there is a lens error then shuts of....is there an easy way to fix this?

HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that ...
Kodak Easyshare M753 Digital Camera

When I turn off my CoolPix S6 the lens would close completely. When I turn on my camera the lens is completely open and the screen just says lens cover error.

The lens is damaged and needs to be replaced. Sometimes with use or maybe an accidental hit to the lens can cause a malfunction to the camera resulting in that error. Also if you for example took the camera to the beach, getting something like sand ...
Nikon COOLPIX S6 Digital Camera

My lens of my camera wont close and when i turn my camera on it says..."lens error, restart camera"

I have a Cannon Powershot SD600, just got it recently and it worked great, then all of a sudden I noticed the cover lens's that slide over to protect the lens when you shut it off were messed up. Onle 1 was showing. I tried turning it on, and all it says now is, "Lens error, please restart camera." I tried the Hold Menu down for 5 seconds, but that did nothing since it doesn't even turn on.

The Canon series are fine camera's, but they seem to suffer from lens errors (check how many people suffered from this by googling lens error canon). The problem seems to come from sand/dust entering the body and jamming the lens gear. A h ...
Canon PowerShot SD600 Digital Camera

A drink was spilled on my camera and now when I turn it on it takes a while for the lens to open all the way. Sometimes I have to force it open. It still will take pictures but if I try to zoom in too much it will freak out and say lens error. Also when i turn it off the lens covers are stuck and will not close. is ther a safe way to clean it?

Try using an electronics cleaner on the camera to dissolve and wash away any of the spilled drink. CLICK HERE for link for cleaners. Hopefully this will he ...
Kodak EasyShare M853 Digital Camera

When i turn on the camera the lens wont pop open even when the battery is fully charged.... i was taking pictures and it working fine turn the camera off and on again then the lens wont open anymore? i can still view all the pictures i took from the camera but cannot take pictures anymore coz of the lens wont open. i tried initializing the camera by going to set up it didnt work..msg error said turn the camera off and on again and i did but didnt work either many times i tried please help thnks!

The problem is\015\0121- some dirt somehow got on the outside of the lense. After it was retracted fully in, it prevents the camera from opening again. When you turn it on, if it opens a little bit, try to pull it out NOT too hard and let go ...
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 Digital Camera

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